Community Impact Research by Drs. Perdue and Sanchagrin: Prison Growth in Central Appalachia
Aug 1, 2016
Drs. Robert Perdue and Ken Sanchagrin recently conducted research on the dramatic growth of prisons being located in central Appalachia. Seeking to br...
Public Sociology at its Best: Dr. Ellen Lamont and Cosmo Magazine
May 13, 2016
Pick up this month's issue of Cosmopolitan magazine to see what Ellen Lamont, an assistant professor of sociology, has to say about millennials and re...
Summer Wisdom Receives the Diversity Advocate Award
Apr 27, 2016
Summer Wisdom, adjunct instructor for the Department of Sociology and Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs and Annual Giving, received the Diversity A...
Dr. Beth Davison Receives the University College Award on Community Engagement
Apr 26, 2016
On April 20, 2016, Dr. Beth Davison received the University College Award for Excellence in Community Engagement at Appalachian State University.As a ...
Dr. Amy Dellinger Page: Recipient of the W.H. Plemmons Leadership Award
Apr 25, 2016
Dr. Amy Dellinger Page, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology, was awarded the W.H. Plemmons Leadership Medallion for her work ...
Dr. Rosenberg: 2016 GRITS Hall of Fame
Mar 3, 2016
Dr. Ed Rosenberg, professor and graduate studies director in the Department of Sociology, will be inducted into the 2016 GRITS Hall of Fame for Geront...
Heritage or Hate?: The Confederate Battle Flag in the 21st Century
Oct 26, 2015
With the recent shooting deaths of 9 African Americans in Charleston, citizens against racism rallied once again to take down the Confederate&nbs...
Campus Sexual Assault Prevention Programs: Dr. Martha McCaughey's Research
Oct 14, 2015
Drs. Martha McCaughey and Jill Cermele published their recent paper titled, "Changing the Hidden Curriculum of Campus Rape Prevention and Education: W...
Immigration Attitudes a Mix of Fear, Nativism, and Color-blind Rhetoric
Sep 22, 2015
Dr. Cameron Lippard, associate professor of sociology, just published a recent study analyzing respondent views of immigration in the United States.&n...
Excellence in Research: Dr. Ed Rosenberg Receives International Recognition
Sep 21, 2015
Research by ASU Gerontology Director Dr. Ed Rosenberg and two Thai colleagues, Dr. Pornchai Jullamate (Burapha University) and Dr. Ouaypon Tungthongch...